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EC 1.6.5.12 Details
EC number
1.6.5.12
Accepted name
demethylphylloquinone reductase
Reaction
demethylphylloquinone + NADPH + H+ = demethylphylloquinol + NADP+
Other name(s)
ndbB (gene name),
NDC1 (gene name),
demethylphylloquinone:NADPH oxidoreductase
Systematic name
NADPH:demethylphylloquinone oxidoreductase
Comment
The enzyme, found in plants and cyanobacteria, is involved in the biosynthesis of phylloquinone (vitamin K1), an electron carrier associated with photosystem I. The enzyme is a type II NADPH dehydrogenase and requires a flavine adenine dinucleotide cofactor.
History
created 2015
EC Tree
1.6.5.1 created 1961, deleted 1965